Assistant Professor without tenure (WOT), Pediatric Epileptologist - Neurology

The Department of Neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine is seeking to hire a pediatric epileptologist to join the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital. This position will include EEG reading, epilepsy monitoring, neurology and epilepsy consultations, and clinic. It will also have shared supervision of adult and pediatric neurology residents and neurophysiology fellows.

This is a full-time, 12-month service period appointment (July 1 – June 30) at the Assistant Professor rank (without tenure by reason of funding). Assistant professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engages in teaching, research, and service. This position will require active participation in clinical and teaching programs, and offer opportunities to participate in basic science and clinical research in epilepsy. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, experience in epilepsy surgery.

Salary is commensurate with experience. The anticipated start date of this appointment is October 1, 2022.

Requirements include:

• MD, DO, or foreign equivalent degree
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Washington
• Certification or eligibility for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology and/or Epilepsy.
• In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

Applicants should upload Diversity Statement, a letter of interest, CV, and the names and addresses of three references:

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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.